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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Harold and Nadine are riding west on their motorcycles when Harold hits what on the road?

2. Larry and Ralph are about to be executed, they are handcuffed and hung up. The Las Vegas crowd is watching; what happens as a direct result of Trashcan Man?

3. Nick meets Tom Cullen on his way north out of Arkansas. What natural disaster do they brave together?

4. What is the name of the boy that Angie Hirschfield babysits?

5. Why is Larry Underwood delirious on his journey?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Randall Flagg at the end of the novel?

2. What is the Hand of God?

3. Why did Randall Flagg kill Harold?

4. Why did Mother Abagail feel she had to go into the wilderness?

5. What was the significance of "Baby, Can You Dig Your Man," Larry's rock song?

6. What does Glen mean when he called Flagg "the last magician of rational thought"?

7. Does Randall Flagg have memory issues?

8. What was the point of sending Stu, Ralph, Glen and Larry to confront Randall?

9. What does it mean that Stu Redman is not sick like his friends in Arnette?

10. How is "The Kid" killed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Animals serve as helpers to both factions. Give examples of who they are and how they intervene in human affairs.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze how the author develops and strengthens the theme of good versus evil through the plot and characters.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the meaning of the book’s title. Does it refer only to the men from Boulder?

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